Open Access
American Research Journal of Business and Management
ISSN (Online): 2379-1047
DOI: 10.46568/arjbm
Controlling & Analyzing Risks in Cloud Computing Security
Abstract
Computer programs and services are delivered online through the ever-present Internet from mega data
centers are collectively referred to as „cloud computing‟. The emergence of this form of computing has important
implications for commercial and government organizations with security and data privacy being major concerns.
Despite, one important caveat is that many of the attractive features of cloud computing can be at variance with
the traditional models of security and control systems associated with conventional „desktop computing‟. In this
paper, a brief overview of cloud services is provided together with an analysis and discussion of the inherent
security risks associated with this form of computing. In particular, six of the main potential threats to cloud
computing have been considered, namely data breaches, data loss, insecure interfaces and Application
Programming Interfaces (APIs), denial of service, account hijacking, and potential abuse of cloud services. These
threats, the role that technology can play in combating them, and the safeguards implemented to prevent violation
of cloud computing systems are highlighted. In addition, the methods available to control these risks are discussed
together with the measures that organizations can implement to prepare for cloud outages.
